No Ports in Print Manager with Services for NetWare Installed (121071)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q121071
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SYMPTOMS

With Services for NetWare installed, if you try to create a printer on a remote machine, the port entries are missing in the Print Manager Create Printer dialog box.

CAUSE

The NetWare print provider returns ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED instead of ERROR_INVALID_NAME from EnumPorts().

RESOLUTION

Currently the only resolution is to remove Services for NetWare.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.5.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/20/2003
Keywords:KB121071
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